MQM, PPP Trade Barbs in Sindh Assembly

KARACHI, Pakistan News: MQM members staged walkout from Sindh Assembly Tuesday after Sindh Local Bodies Minister Agha Siraj Durrani and Muttahida ministers exchanged harsh words in the assembly during the debate over the performance of Karachi city government and nazims.

Siraj Durrani in his speech said the city government was interfering in the functioning of the Sindh government and advised the city nazim to correct his behaviour. “We are pursuing reconciliation policy of President Zardari but it should not be considered our weakness,” he said.

“We have no need of dictation from anyone. The nazims have broken the record of corruption,” he added.

MQM MPA Faisal Sabzwari has said that these statements harm the reconciliation process and such statements should be avoided.

Provincial minister Dr. Sagheer Ahmed said that the land mafia and drug mafia have been imposed over Karachi under a conspiracy.

An extremely impolite attitude has been adopted towards MQM, which has been unacceptable. Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza is taking sides and three ministers and the deputy speaker stopped me to speak. “People’s Party ministers are calling us mad,” “we want to inform President Zardari that you are talking about reconciliation but your ministers behaving impolitely with us.”

“We want to give message to President Zardari to take notice of the utterances by your ministers,” he added.